I built a World Cup 2026 bracket predictor for the new 48-team format The 2026 FIFA World Cup format is surprisingly complicated. Instead of the old 32-team structure, the tournament now has: 48 teams 12 groups a new Round of 32 third-place qualification rules I realized that most existing bracket tools were still based on the old format and felt awkward once you tried modeling the new tournament structure. So I built this: https://bracket2026.com The idea was simple: predict all group-stage standings automatically generate the Round of 32 continue predicting all knockout rounds share or export the completed bracket One interesting challenge was handling the knockout path generation. With 12 groups and third-place advancement, the Round of 32 is no longer fixed in a straightforward way. The bracket depends on which third-place teams qualify, so the UI and logic both become more dynamic compared to previous World Cups.…